Where does “rosé” come from?

rosé (Danish) comes from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rosé (Danish): rosé a pale pink wine

Definitions

  1. rosé a pale pink wine

Ancestry of “rosé”, step by step

rosé traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French rosé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
2Germanrosépale pink
3Middle High Germanrôserose
4Old High Germanrōsa—
5LatinRosarose
6Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
7Old Persianwurdiflower
8Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old Norse hreysi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehreysia cairn; a pile or heap of stones; a cave or den
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap

via Old Norse rós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserósrose
2Middle Low Germanrōse—

Words derived from “rosé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →